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| I don't want to imitate anyone: Krunal on captaincy | | | agencies
NEW DELHI, May 19: Relishing the role of leading Lucknow Super Giants in the crucial business end of this IPL, Krunal Pandya on Thursday said as captain he looks to learn good things from everyone but without "imitating anyone".
Elder brother of Indian T20 team skipper Hardik Pandya, Krunal took over LSG captaincy after KL Rahul pulled out because of an injury with five matches remaining in the league phase. "KL is a big loss for us, it's really sad. But I've taken this challenge and looking forward to it and make it bigger," Krunal said during a media interaction here.
"Obviously, I've been aware that I'm the vice-captain for the team, and again I've never changed. I always played cricket how I wanted to play cricket. I've taken the captaincy the same way as well.
"I don't want to imitate anyone. Yes, I want to learn good things from everyone but at the same time, I want to be myself," he said about his captaincy. He will be leading the team in a must-win game against Kolkata Knight Riders here on Saturday.
"If I be myself, and if I do it my way then the chances of doing well for the team is high. I've played cricket hard and in a certain way, and the same thing I apply while captaining this team as well."
A former Baroda skipper, Krunal captained LSG in their home match against Chennai Super Kings, which was washed out on May 3. With this, Krunal and Hardik became the first siblings to captain two IPL franchises.
Since then, Krunal oversaw LSG's two wins and a loss that came against defending champions Gujarat Titans, who are being led by his brother Hardik.
Krunal's captaincy style and reading of the game has drawn praise from none other than the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
Gavaskar was particularly impressed with the way the LSG skipper defended 177 against Mumbai Indians en route to sealing a thrilling five-run win.
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